S.Amdt. 5692
What it does: Adds SEC. 1254. REQUIREMENT TO PERMIT DIGNITARIES AND SERVICE MEMBERS FROM TAIWAN TO DISPLAY THE FLAG OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA at the end of subtitle D of title XII
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)What it changes
1 change to S.Amdt. 5499 · shown in S.Amdt. 5499's text
Adds SEC. 1254. REQUIREMENT TO PERMIT DIGNITARIES AND SERVICE MEMBERS FROM TAIWAN TO DISPLAY THE FLAG OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA at the end of subtitle D of title XII
Adds a sectionIn S.Amdt. 5499 as proposed
(2) modifies or deletes in any way the content of the project as a result of any direction from any entity of the Government of the People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party.
Inserted: SEC. 1254. REQUIREMENT TO PERMIT DIGNITARIES AND SERVICE MEMBERS FROM TAIWAN TO DISPLAY THE FLAG OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
Inserted: (a) In General.--The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall permit members of the armed forces and government representatives from the Republic of China (Taiwan) or the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) to display, for the official purposes set forth in subsection (b), symbols of Republic of China sovereignty, including--
Inserted: (1) the flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan); and
Inserted: (2) the corresponding emblems or insignia of military units.
Inserted: (b) Official Purposes.--The official purposes referred to in subsection (a) are--
Inserted: (1) the wearing of official uniforms;
Inserted: (2) conducting government hosted ceremonies or functions; and
Inserted: (3) appearances on Department of State and Department of Defense social media accounts promoting engagements with Taiwan.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following:
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As printed
SA 5692. Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Rubio) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1254. REQUIREMENT TO PERMIT DIGNITARIES AND SERVICE MEMBERS FROM TAIWAN TO DISPLAY THE FLAG OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall permit members of the armed forces and government representatives from the Republic of China (Taiwan) or the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) to display, for the official purposes set forth in subsection (b), symbols of Republic of China sovereignty, including--
(1) the flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan); and
(2) the corresponding emblems or insignia of military units.
(b) Official Purposes.--The official purposes referred to in subsection (a) are--
(1) the wearing of official uniforms;
(2) conducting government hosted ceremonies or functions; and
(3) appearances on Department of State and Department of Defense social media accounts promoting engagements with Taiwan.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 27, 2022